If we take the largest side (10) to be the base and we call the heigth h, then the area is given by 10h. But we know the area, so we can find h.

By drawing the parallellogram and this height, you can form a right triangle (at the left or right side of the parallellogram).
This right triangle has one side h (which we know now) and hypotenuse 6. With the pythagorean theorem, you can even find the last side.

Now you have this triangle and you know all sides, use some trigonometry to fnd the angles. For example, check this topic.

If we take the largest side (10) to be the base and we call the heigth h, then the area is given by 10h. But we know the area, so we can find h.

By drawing the parallellogram and this height, you can form a right triangle (at the left or right side of the parallellogram).
This right triangle has one side h (which we know now) and hypotenuse 6. With the pythagorean theorem, you can even find the last side.

I think that I wouldn't have any problem with this if I knew how to get the height from the area. Radicals confuse me. Do you think you could help me out?

Of course. For a parallellogram, the area is given by height x base.
By choice, we take the long side as base (which is 10 here) and call the height h, we then have:

Okay... so is the height. Uh... like I said, radicals confuse me. Is there a way to change that into an integer? I'm sorry to require so much assistance in order to understand. I appreciate your time, TD!. =]

Okay... so is the height. Uh... like I said, radicals confuse me. Is there a way to change that into an integer? I'm sorry to require so much assistance in order to understand. I appreciate your time, TD!. =]

Well, the square root of two is irrational. That means that if you'd want to write it in decimals, it will have infinitely many decimals, just like pi. You can of course just truncate the expansion, then you're left with an approximation. The square root of two is more or less equal to 1.414.
I usually just leave the radicals and work with them, since that's exact. If you're uncomfortable with that, you could use an approximation.

There is a theorem from trigonometry which states the area of a parallelogram with sides and angle is .
Now you said its sides are 6 and 10. And area of Thus, by the formula divide by 60, thus,. Now that happens when .
Q.E.D.

A parallelogram with sides of 6 and 10 has an area of 30(sqrt)2. Find the measure of each angle of the parallelogram.

Small angle _____

Large angle _____

I apologize that my first posting here had to be urgent, my school day is over soon, and I'd like some work to show for it, but I'm stuck. I appreciate any assistance.

So far I've got is this:

360 - x2 = y2

X being either the small or large angle and y taking the place of the opposite.

That's all I have so far, I'd like a hint in the right direction to finding one of the angles. The normal forum I post on for this sort of stuff is not working right now. Thanks again.

God bless y'all,
-The Preacher

I do not belong to the group that gives "answers" or help in forms of hints/guides/hanging solutions/the likes.
I belong to the group that gives complete/not partial/detailed answers.

Let us go first to your 360 -x2 = y2.
Your intention is correct, but you should know how to present it to us so that there'd be less confusion.
x2 or y2 should have been x*2 or y*2. Or, the usual 2x or 2y.
"x2" is mostly read as x, sub 2.

Let x = small angle, and y = large angle.

If you don't have the figure of the said parallelogram, draw it on paper. [Always work, or play, with a figure. Make that a habit.]
Let us say the parallelogram is ABCD, where:
--- AB=CD=6 and BC=AD=10
--- angle A = angle C = angle x
--- angle B = angle D = angle y
--- sides BC and AD are horizontal

Area of parallelogram = base times altitude, this altitude being perpendicular to the base.
There is no perpendicular lines shown on the figure yet, so draw a line from B that is perpendicular to AD, and call is new line or altitude, h.
Then,
(AB)*h = 30sqrt(2)
10*h = 30sqrt(2)
Divide both sides by 1o,
h = 3sqrt(2) ----------------***

Either get the decimal equivalent of that and then find the x by using a calculator, or, if you know from memory that sin(45 degrees) is [sqrt(2)]/2 or 1/[sqrt(2)], then
x = arcsin[sqrt(2) /2] = 45deg --------answer.